{"id":42117,"date":"2017-08-06T06:06:22","date_gmt":"2017-08-06T10:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/?p=42117"},"modified":"2017-08-07T23:43:22","modified_gmt":"2017-08-08T03:43:22","slug":"amen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepoetrymarathon.com\/blog\/2017\/08\/amen\/","title":{"rendered":"Amen"},"content":{"rendered":"

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

the mantle of god has fallen <\/span><\/p>\n

and heaven is beneath us <\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

an angel is wrapped around <\/span><\/p>\n

satan\u2019s hips her wings torn and<\/span><\/p>\n

scattered like rose petals across<\/span><\/p>\n

hotel bedsheets the holy has been<\/span><\/p>\n

fucked dry the water turned to<\/span><\/p>\n

wine so <\/span><\/p>\n

forgive yourself your sin<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

the mantle of god has fallen <\/span><\/p>\n

and we are trapped inside this<\/span><\/p>\n

snowglobe writing love notes to<\/span><\/p>\n

the darkness so the light <\/span><\/p>\n

will continue to grow we<\/span><\/p>\n

call it<\/span><\/p>\n

praying <\/span><\/p>\n

<\/h2>\n

<\/h2>\n

but heaven is beneath us <\/span><\/p>\n

monochromatic and untouchable like<\/span><\/p>\n

happiness something to be chased until<\/span><\/p>\n

we realize we\u2019ve been standing on<\/span><\/p>\n

it the whole time and hell is just<\/span><\/p>\n

what we keep inside <\/span><\/p>\n

a Pandora\u2019s box of <\/span><\/p>\n

shame and childhood trauma not to be<\/span><\/p>\n

talked about at the dinner table or anytime <\/span><\/p>\n

after and home is where <\/span><\/p>\n

the heart is and<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

heaven is beneath us and<\/span><\/p>\n

the mantle of god has fallen <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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